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I have pre teens and toddler in our group. We have a 9 hour layover in LAX from 6 am to 3 pm. Some of that time we will be retrieving bags and re checking in bags from one airline to another. For the rest of the time, what can you recommend for us to do? Shops, food in LAX, leave, stay, etc. Thanks

I am arriving at Tom Bradley terminal at 6:30am and will need to transfer to terminal 2 for a connection at 2:45pm I will need to collect my bag at Tom Bradley is this after immigration and security as this terminal seems the best to spend most of my layover hours

You collect your bag after you go through US Immigration but before you go through US Customs, then if you bought two separate tickets and your bags aren't tagged through to your final destination, you will exit to the left out of the customs area, If your bags are tagged to your final destination, you can re-check them at the re-check desk in the TBIT by following the signs for connecting passengers.

Hi there, I'm flying AKL/LAX/LHR on Air NZ (checked right through) with a 2 hour transit in the Tom Bradley terminal. Will I be confined to the business class lounge or can I escape for a smoke or two? Thank you, Ann

We are flying Delta, and will be in LAX one hour between flights. I see that Delta's terminal is 5 and their is smoking outside of Terminal 7. Will there be enough time to smoke and make our connecting flight?

Hello. Wondering if a layover of 2.05 hours will be enough at LAX. Arriving from Narita on Singapore Air @ 1:25pm connecting on a Southwest flight to STL at 3:30pm. We are 5 traveling with most likely 4-5 check bags. I am an Southwest A list member so should be able to skip any long security and check bags lines and be able to board early on Southwest. Thank you.

Question, Flying (AA) POS-MIA-LAX-KONA (Lax layover is 12hours)
1) Will I have to re-check my bag for LAX-KOA flight which 8:45 am next morning?
2) Will I have to pay any fees for checked bag (US25.00)

Hi, We are looking at having a 16 hour layover at LAX before our flight home to Aus with QANTAS. We don't want to have to leave the airport - are there any decent airport lounges that allow you to pay for day use that are landside?
We will get a hotel for the day if we have to though, any suggestions for a good hotel close to the airport?
TIA

Hello all, I just booked a Delta flight via San Francisco via LAX to Honolulu, but the stop over time is only 35 minutes :( I booked that flight together, so should be okay or else why should the booking tool give this option? Arrival time LAX 16.30 terminal 5; departure terminal 5 17.05. Should I be concerned? Thanks B

You should have enough time if your first flight is on-time. Your connection should take fewer than 5 minutes. The only thing you have to be worried about is your flight from San Francisco being late due to weather in San Francisco.

I booked a American Airline flight from Vancouver to San Diego with connecting Amerian Airline flight in LA. The connection time is only 50 minutes. I won't have checked baggage. Do I need to go through security and check in again? Is 50 minutes too short? Thanks.

I am flying from cancun to vancouver with an overnight layover in LAX. (In LAX at 9:00pm, leave LAX at 9:55am). Should i get a hotel to stay the night? I know Delta airlines will be keeping my baggage so i would only have carryon stuff with me. Do we go through customs when we land in LAX?

Yes, you will go through US Immigration, claim your bags, and go through US Customs upon arrival at LAX. I doubt Delta will let you re-check your bags for an overnight 13 hour layover. You should definitely get a hotel. 13 Hours is a long time to spend on the airport floor.

I have a flight from LAS via Virgin America at 9:45 to 10:55 to LAX Terminal 3 and my layover is only 1 hr. and 20 mins. to Tom Bradley terminal at 12:20pm. Do I have enough time? Will Virgin America transfer my luggages to Asiana Airlines? Do I need to check in again with my luggage or just my carry-on? And its my first time in LAX, how can I get from Terminal 3 to TB Terminal?

By the way i purchased my ticket in the same reservation number Domestic Virgin America and ASiana airlines for International flight. Do i need to claim my luggage at MAX Terminal 3 to TBIT and check in again? 1 hr & 20mins will be enough time layover?

If you purchased your tickets together your bags will automatically be transferred and Virgin America should even be able to issue your Asiana boarding pass (although they may not be able to). Getting from T3 to the TBIT is very easy. You just have to exit Terminal 3, walk to the right (with the flow of traffic) and the next building you come to is the TBIT. It takes about 3 minutes.

I'm planning a trip in January from Brisbane on Qantas/Tom Bradley Intl terminal arriving 6.30am and leaving Aeromexico (terminal 2 I think) at 9:55am giving a layover of 3hr25min. Is this sufficient time to collect baggage, go through US customs and immigration, transfer terminals and recheckin in? Thanks

We arrive at LAX terminal B at 6.30am and have a connecting flight to Vancouver which departs terminal M at 2.35pm. Will our bags be checked straight through or do we have to collect them and re-check? If we have to re-check will we need to take them to Terminal B to do this or is there a transfer drop point? We are hoping to take a taxi to Venice Beach or Hollywood to have a quick look around between flights.

OK. You will arrive in the Tom Bradley International Terminal, go through US Immigration, claim your baggage, go through US Customs, then follow the sign for connecting passengers to re-check your bags with Delta. Then you will exit the Terminal and walk to the right to Terminal 5 where your Delta flight to YVR will depart.

HI, urgent - check in luggage process in LAX
Sydney to Cleveland:
Sydney (SYD) to Los Angeles (LAX)
QF Qantas Airways
Flight: 107
Then same day transit
Los Angeles (LAX)to Cleveland (CLE)
UA United
Flight: 1665
Can I make the luggage check-in at Sydney airport and go directly to Cleveland? ( without need to take check-in luggage out at LA airport)
If not, what will be the procedure? and how far between Qantas and United?
It is a 16 yr boy travelling alone for the first time so need to get the information clear before hand,Thanks for your assistance, appreciated.

If you purchased your tickets together the bags can be tagged through to Cleveland. However, the bags still must be claimed in order to go through US Customs. If they were tagged through to Cleveland, they can then be immediately re-checked in the International Terminal re-check desk. If they are only tagged to LAX, the passenger must take the bags with him to Terminal 7 to check with United and pay a checked bag fee. It is approximately a 15 minute walk between the International Terminal and T7.